Lamentations 3:29
He layeth his face vpon the earth, if there happen to be any hope.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
In Context
28He sitteth alone, he holdeth hym styll, because he hath taken [the Lordes yoke] vpon hym.
30He offreth his cheeke to the smyter, he wyll be content with reproffes:
Cross References
Jonah 3:9Who can tel whether God wyl turne and be moued with repentaunce, and turne from his fierce wrath, that we perishe not?
Luke 15:18I wyll aryse, and go to my father, and wyll say vnto hym: Father, I haue sinned agaynst heauen, and before thee,
Romans 3:19Nowe we knowe that what thynges so euer the lawe saith, it saith it to them which are vnder the lawe: That all mouthes maye be stopped, and that al ye world may be indaungered to God.
Matthew Henry on Lamentations 3:22-37
Words of Comfort to Israel; The Benefit of Afflictions; Comfort to the Afflicted. ( b. c. 588.) 21 This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. 22 It is of the Lord 's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. 24 The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. 25 The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. 26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the… Read the whole commentary →